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On 19/03/2019 17:30, Scott wrote:
Not my finest moment, but I was carrying out a minor electrical job.
As I was wiping up the dust with a damp cloth, I came into contact
with a live part of a different circuit that I did not know about.

My question is why the RCBO did not trip. I only received a slight
tingle but I thought RCDs and RCBOs were supposed to detect any
leakage to earth.


It did trip and you died; you then went to an alternative universe where
electricity doesn't harm you.

Bill